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Table 1 Description of the study population [n = 16 835]

From: Type 2 diabetes and depressive symptoms in the adult population in Mexico: a syndemic approach based on National Health and Nutrition Survey

Variables/Categories

n

(Thousands)

%

Diseases

Tipe 2 diabetes*

  
 

No

14.7

87.8

 

Yes

2.0

12.2

Depressive symptoms

  
 

No

14.3

85.3

 

Yes

2.5

14.7

Individual variables

Sex

  
 

Men

7.0

42.0

 

Women

9.7

58.0

Age group

  
 

20–34

5.3

31.4

 

35–59

7.8

46.6

 

60 + 

3.7

22.0

Marital status

  
 

No married

5.9

35.2

 

Married

10.8

64.8

Economically active population

  
 

No

6.4

38.0

 

Yes

10.4

62.0

Contextual variables

Obesity

  
 

No

10.7

63.7

 

Yes

6.1

36.3

Violence**

  
 

No

16.3

98.0

 

Yes

0.3

2.0

Structural variables

Educational level

  
 

Elementary or less

5.7

34.0

 

Middle school

5.0

30.0

 

High school

3.2

19.3

 

College or more

2.8

16.7

Socioeconomic status

  
 

Low

3.0

18.0

 

Medium–low

8.4

50.0

 

Medium–high

3.7

21.9

 

High

1.7

10.2

  1. * n = 16 809. Cases of gestational diabetes were excluded
  2. ** n = 16 775. Missing data was “no response”